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It's all about sports, with an emphasis on athletics at The CitadelSat, 23 May 2015 08:47:36 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/Comment on Frustration and inconsistency: The Citadel’s athletic uniforms by warpiperhttp://thesportsarsenal.com/2015/05/11/frustration-and-inconsistency-the-citadels-athletic-uniforms/#comment-19264
Sat, 23 May 2015 08:47:36 +0000http://thesportsarsenal.com/?p=10440#comment-19264Agreed 1000% on the name, Spike. If Adidas wants our business then they should honor the name. Something telks me that this is not a normal business-customer relationship, though. But there definitely needs to be some oversight on the logos and uniforms. I dont know what the BOV’s influence is on the AD but somebody needs to rein this crap in. One thing is for sure- if someone wants to work for our athletic department then they had better be prepared to toe the line. Nothing worse that athletic staffers with no Ring playing fast and loose with the colors and logos. Somebody somewhere needs to wake the hell up.

Finally, instead of using Alabama as an example, try Georgia Southern. Plainer (and arguably uglier) uniforms, the same logo for forever, and no way in hell is Statesboro a recruiting bonus. Yet in recruiting they have traditionally run circles around us. They are more applicable in that they were SoCon for years and are in the same region.

If we are going to monkey around with logos, then I would suggest (outside of staying with oumr primary colors) that we go with something martial- something belligerently “The Citadel”- like the crossed rifle and sword from the Ring, or a palmetto and crescent. Otherwise, lets either stick with the block C or put the whole name on the helmets.

Great post

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Fri, 22 May 2015 15:57:11 +0000http://thesportsarsenal.com/?p=10440#comment-19251……but I DO agree with the school color argument contained in the article above. We’ve not defeated anyone in the hideous red and light blue FB uniforms. The Navy doesn’t look as good. However, if we do want the freedom to select from nearly every color in the rainbow…..just change our colors to every color contained in the tartan…..contains Citadel blue and white…plus navy, red, gold (and black I think).
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Fri, 22 May 2015 15:54:36 +0000http://thesportsarsenal.com/?p=10440#comment-19250I think the “The” argument displays insecurity. For those who insist on “The” in front of every “Citadel” in all spelling and speak….why do they not also insist on including “…..The Military College of South Carolina” on the uniforms as well? It is our “official” name after all. Virginia Tech seems OK with not having VPI & State University on their uniforms and they’re one heck of a good school (one of the six senior military schools). I think the alma mater argument draws attention to the fact that “the” doesn’t always have to go in front….Why? because it sometimes is awkward to jam the “The” in there. Try singing the alma mater with “The” in front of Citadel every time….it doesn’t work. Our name is unique in the sports world. Whether you say Citadel or The Citadel…..everyone knows about whom you’re speaking. The “The” complex is for lesser schools like “The Ohio State University” who has a long-standing inferiority complex when compared to University of Michigan. As we obviously weren’t so concerned with the “The” when we wrote and approved the alma mater, so I chalk this up to “new corps” phobia…..we didn’t complain about it in the 80s.
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Wed, 15 Apr 2015 13:51:30 +0000http://thesportsarsenal.com/?p=10380#comment-18581Thanks for the Recognition Day report

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Fri, 03 Apr 2015 14:29:20 +0000http://thesportsarsenal.com/?p=10338#comment-18268superb article. I am really excited about this hire and am looking forward to basketball season next year for the first time in a long time
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Thu, 02 Apr 2015 20:44:49 +0000http://thesportsarsenal.wordpress.com/?p=1316#comment-18245Have to say, as an avid Street & Smith’s reader who loved researching all the different schools as the number has ballooned over the years, I love your research and work on this each year. Excellent work.
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Tue, 17 Mar 2015 01:16:01 +0000http://thesportsarsenal.com/?p=10212#comment-17866You have to feel good for UC Irvine and Buffalo. It’s so easy to become jaded, and think that you’ll never make it. I hope those two schools savor this to the utmost.
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Tue, 10 Mar 2015 02:30:42 +0000http://thesportsarsenal.com/?p=10288#comment-17716Re Greenberg…..When somone pays $1.2 Million for you to leave — they really, really want you to leave!
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Sat, 07 Feb 2015 01:30:21 +0000http://thesportsarsenal.com/?p=10125#comment-16852Thanks, I missed that completely. I’ve corrected it. –SS
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Sat, 07 Feb 2015 01:21:58 +0000http://thesportsarsenal.com/?p=10125#comment-16851I found the list on my computer: 6 months apart different mothers. Chris

Jalon Williams, DL, 6-2, 245, Columbia, S.C./Spring Valley Brother of Citadel recruit Jordan Williams … lettered three times in football and has received three in basketball and four in track and field … posted 98 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 13 sacks, six caused fumbles and 10 quarterback hurries his senior season … selected to play in the North-South All-Star Game and chosen team’s Defensive Linemen of the Year … placed fourth in the state in the discus and fifth in the shot put his junior year … also finished third in the state in the shot put his sophomore year and eighth in the discus as a freshman … helped team win state track and field championship in 2013 … Jalon Terrell Williams … born Oct. 28, 1996 … son of Karl Williams and Teresa Thompson and stepson of Maia Williams … plans on majoring in psychology or business management. Watch Jordan Williams Highlight Video Jordan Williams, Bandit, 6-2, 195, Columbia, S.C./Spring Valley Brother of Citadel recruit Jalon Williams … lettered three times in football and has earned three in track and field … recorded 119 tackles, 27 tackles for loss and 13 sacks his senior season and was selected to play in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas … registered 129 tackles, five sacks and an interception and rushed for seven touchdowns as a junior … placed seventh in the 4×100 meter relay while helping team win state track and field title in 2013 … also ranked No. 1 in the region in 100 meters and triple jump and sixth in the 4×400 relay … Jordan Terrell Williams … born April 8, 1997 … son of Karl and Maia Williams … related to former NFL players Willie Williams (Steelers, Seahawks) and David Patten (Patriots, Giants) … plans on majoring in sports management. >